MCERTS Inspection Services

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    "description": "Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) operate flowmeters ( Discharge Flow, Flow Pass Forward and Event Duration Monitoring) across 215 sites that require MCERTs Inspections to comply with regulatory requirements. Each site must be re-inspected every 5 years by a registered MCERTs Inspector. The programme is designed so that roughly one fifth of the sites will be inspected in each contract year.\nNWL\u0027s sites are spread over a geographical area from the North East Coast, up to the Scottish Borders, across to Cumbria, and down to North Yorkshire.\nOverview of requirements\n- CSA Appointed and Approved MCERTS Site Inspector Service Provider.\n- MCERTs inspections of flow metres to ensure NWL comply with regulatory requirements. \u00b7\n- Standard MCERTS site inspection on Sewage or Water Treatment Works with single or multiple flow meters and/or difficult to access flow installations (e.g.: large inlet flume). \u00b7\n- Flow and QMS Audits\n- Following completion of Flow and QMS Audits the supplier shall apply to CSA Sira Certification for the MCERTS certificate on behalf of NWL.\nContract Period\nThe period of any contract(s) resulting from this procurement will be number 5 years from the contract start date.",
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    "procedure": {
      "features": "Stage 1: Invitation to participate\nStage 1 commenced with the issuing of a Tender Notice.\nStage 2: Invitation to submit initial tenders \nStage 2 commenced with the notification, inviting those suppliers which have successfully been shortlisted at Stage 1 of this Procurement to submit initial tenders and the publication of this document.\nThis document includes a request for initial tenders which all suppliers are required to complete and must be submitted in accordance with the Procurement Timetable and instructions set out in this document and any additional information provided.\nFollowing the deadline for submission of initial tenders, NWL will assess initial tenders in accordance with the assessment process and award criteria set out in the Tender Notice and described in this document. The assessment process will identify which suppliers are to be selected to participate in the negotiation/dialogue stage as set out in Stage 3.\nOnce the assessment of initial tenders has concluded, suppliers will be notified in writing whether they have successfully been invited to Stage 3. Any suppliers not invited to participate in Stage 3 will be provided with reasons in writing to explain why they have not been successful.\nStage 3: Invitation to participate in dialogue [and/or negotiate]\nStage 3 will commence with the notification inviting suppliers that have successfully passed Stage 2 to attend one or more dialogue and/or negotiation meetings.\nThe notification will also provide details of any new information made available to suppliers at this stage in this Procurement.\nThe notification will also describe how the dialogue and/or negotiations will be conducted, including the location and dates for the relevant meetings, as well as the attendee arrangements.\nStage 4: Invitation to submit a Best and Final Offer (BAFO)\nStage 4 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting suppliers that have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 3 to submit their Best and Final Offers.\nBest and Final offers must be submitted in accordance with the Procurement Timetable and instructions set out in this document and any additional information provided.\nAfter the deadline for submission of best and final offers, NWL will reconsider, in respect of each supplier that submitted, whether the supplier or any related persons within its corporate group, associated suppliers relied on to meet the conditions of participation, or proposed sub-contractors, are excluded or excludable suppliers and will consider whether to disregard the best and final offer submitted in accordance with its obligations under the Act. If the supplier is an excluded or excludable supplier only by virtue of an associated supplier or proposed sub-contractor, NWL will notify the supplier of its intention to disregard its tender and provide the supplier with a reasonable opportunity to replace the associated supplier or sub-contractor. If as a consequence of this process NWL disregards a tender from an excluded or excludable supplier or is aware of an associated supplier or sub contractor having been replaced, it will give notice of this fact within 30 days of its decision to the Procurement Review Unit (PRU)\nNWL will conduct an assessment of all Best and Final Offers  in order to identify the supplier which has submitted the most advantageous tender in accordance with the assessment methodology and award criteria set out in the Tender Notice and described in this document. In carrying out this assessment. NWL will disregard any final tender from a supplier who does not satisfy the Conditions of Participation. \nOnce the assessment has concluded, NWL will provide an assessment summary to all suppliers that submitted a Best and Final offer to:\na. inform them whether they have been successful in being awarded the contract\nb. provide an explanation of the assessment of the supplier\u0027s tender against the relevant award criteria, in accordance with the requirements of the Act\nc. where different to the supplier concerned, provide information in respect of the most advantageous tender submitted, including details of the assessment of this tender against the relevant award criteria and the supplier\u0027s name\nOnce the assessment summaries have been provided to the suppliers that submitted Best and Final offers, NWL will also publish a contract award notice on the Central Digital Platform to commence the mandatory standstill period.\nSubject to completion of the mandatory standstill period, Stage 4 will end with NWL entering into preferred supplier stage with the preferred supplier.\nStage 5: Preferred supplier stage\nThe highest scoring supplier will be invited to engage in further discussions with NWL as part of a preferred supplier stage. This stage will be used to finalise the draft contract terms and conditions, in accordance with the limitations set out in the Act.\nStage 5 will end with NWL entering into the contract with the preferred supplier"
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    "submissionMethodDetails": "Applicants are asked to note that this procurement process will be conduced electronically\nwith all documents and communication being managed through the Northumbrian Water eSourcing Spend Management portal called \u0027Ariba\u0027 (https://s1.ariba.com).\nExpressions of interest from this notice must be sent to the e-mail address \nlewis.timmins@nwl.co.uk before the deadline date of the 5th January 2026 at\n12:00hrs. Once expression of interest has been received that contains the details below,\napplicants will be given access to the Ariba portal within 48 hours from request. This\nportal will contain all the tender documents associated with this procurement that are\navailable at the time. An email link will also be provided to the email address you provide\nto access the portal.\nThe deadline for return of the completed Tenders is the 9th January 2026 at 12noon.\nWhen sending expression of interest, applicants must provide the following information: 1)\nFull company name 2) Main contact details of the person who will be given access to the\nAriba portal - Name, job title, E mail address and telephone number.",
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